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How to get divorce for Muslim woman?


05-Jul-2023 (In Divorce Law)
I am a Muslim girl married on January 22nd 2017 , forcefully with 10years elder person than me by my father.now I started hating my life and not able to live happily so I decided to do job which my in laws are not accepting. I have no patience to bear this.now I want to get divorce from him and want to live on my own doing job.im still virgin and I don't love him and want divorce.how much time it will take for me to get divorce from him and what are my chances of getting divorce from him?
Answers (2)

Answer #1
971 votes
HI
You can divorce him under muslim laws as if you want to go ahead with divorce through courts, it is going to take about 24 months.
Please think about "Khula" and approach your qazi in this regard.
Divorce through courts will take a long time

Answer #2
940 votes
Dear Client,
You may know the Muslim Law for getting divorce. You must go through this paragraph.
How can a Muslim woman get a divorce from her husband?
Khula is the right of a woman in Islam to seek a divorce or separation from her husband. A Muslim woman may petition a qadi, or in non-Islamic areas an Islamic community panel, to grant her divorce if the husband refuses. The waiting period (iddah) of a woman who seeks a divorce is one menstrual cycle or one month if she is post-menopauseal, i.e. ceased menstruating. This is to ensure she is not pregnant.[27] If the woman is pregnant, then the waiting period is until she gives birth.
Women's right to initiate divorce is very limited compared with that of men. According to shari'a law, there are two reasons for a wife to be divorced: when she can prove that the husband did not have intercourse with her for more than two months or if the husband does not provide her with what she needs for living such as food and shelter. While men can divorce their spouses easily, women face legal and financial obstacles.[28][29] For example, in many cases the woman must repay her dowry and marriage expenses. In general she also has to forfeit child custody, if the child is older than seven years. Even if she gets child custody, she has to give it to the father, when the child reaches the age of seven.

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